Electronic drivers license and ID-bracelet that stores essential personal information

ABSTRACT

An electronic driver&#39;s license and ID bracelet that stores essential user information is disclosed. The electronic driver&#39;s license and ID bracelet stores user information that government(s) need to know, such as date of birth, driver&#39;s permit status, etc. The ID bracelet cannot be duplicated or altered within the civilian or private sector as is the case with contemporary personal identification, therefore the ID bracelet would be for government proprietary use.

This application claims benefit to U.S. Provisional Patent Application62/679,272, entitled “ELECTRONIC DRIVER'S LICENSE AND ID-BRACELET THATSTORES ESSENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION,” filed Jun. 1, 2018. The U.S.Provisional Patent Application 62/679,272 is incorporated herein byreference.

BACKGROUND

Embodiments of the invention described in this specification relategenerally to identification and user information devices, and moreparticularly, to an electronic driver's license and ID bracelet thatstores essential user information which government entities need toknow.

The problem with conventional person identification items is that thecontemporary personal identification items are commonly lost, misplaced,left behind, stolen, or altered. For instance, the very common situationof the loss of conventional personal identification (driver's license,ID, or passport) or not having such personal identification readilyaccessible causes a great amount of trouble and difficulty in carryingout routine daily actions, such as driving a car, going to an adult-onlyclub, etc.

In view of the foregoing, there is a need for an ID bracelet withelectronic driver's license and other essential user information, whichcannot be duplicated or altered within the civilian or private sector asis the case with contemporary personal identification, but would besuitable for government proprietary use by a secure scanning device thatcan retrieve the driver's license and other essential user informationabout a person associated with (and wearing) the ID bracelet.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

A novel electronic driver's license and ID bracelet is disclosed thatstores essential user information that is protected to preventduplication and alteration of the user information withoutauthorization, and is therefore suitable for government proprietary use.In some embodiments, the electronic driver's license and ID braceletstores user information that government(s) need to know including atleast a date of birth. Examples of user information stored by theelectronic driver's license and ID bracelet include, without limitation,date of birth, driver's permit status, etc. When the electronic driver'slicense and ID bracelet is used to store essential user information thatis used by a government, the user information cannot be duplicated oraltered within the civilian or private sector, as is the case withcontemporary personal identification, therefore the ID bracelet would befor government proprietary use. In some embodiments, information storedon an electronic driver's license and ID bracelet is retrievable by asecure scanning device.

The preceding Summary is intended to serve as a brief introduction tosome embodiments of the invention. It is not meant to be an introductionor overview of all inventive subject matter disclosed in thisspecification. The Detailed Description that follows and the Drawingsthat are referred to in the Detailed Description will further describethe embodiments described in the Summary as well as other embodiments.Accordingly, to understand all the embodiments described by thisdocument, a full review of the Summary, Detailed Description, andDrawings is needed. Moreover, the claimed subject matters are not to belimited by the illustrative details in the Summary, DetailedDescription, and Drawings, but rather are to be defined by the appendedclaims, because the claimed subject matter can be embodied in otherspecific forms without departing from the spirit of the subject matter.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Having described the invention in general terms, reference is now madeto the accompanying drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale,and wherein:

FIG. 1 conceptually illustrates a perspective view of an electronic IDbracelet in some embodiments.

FIG. 2 conceptually illustrates an exploded view of the electronic IDbracelet in some embodiments.

FIG. 3 conceptually illustrates a schematic view of the electronic IDbracelet in some embodiments.

FIG. 4 conceptually illustrates a block diagram of an electronic IDsystem device in some embodiments.

FIG. 5 conceptually illustrates a secure scanning device in someembodiments that is able to retrieve information stored on an electronicdriver's license and ID bracelet.

FIG. 6 conceptually illustrates a motherboard of a secure scanningdevice in some embodiments.

FIG. 7 conceptually illustrates an electronic system with which someembodiments of the invention are implemented.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following detailed description of the invention, numerousdetails, examples, and embodiments of the invention are described.However, it will be clear and apparent to one skilled in the art thatthe invention is not limited to the embodiments set forth and that theinvention can be adapted for any of several applications.

Some embodiments of the invention include a novel electronic driver'slicense and ID bracelet that stores essential user information that isprotected to prevent duplication and alteration of the user informationwithout authorization, and is therefore suitable for governmentproprietary use. In some embodiments, the electronic driver's licenseand ID bracelet stores user information that government(s) need to knowincluding at least a date of birth. Examples of user information storedby the electronic driver's license and ID bracelet include, withoutlimitation, date of birth, driver's permit status, etc. When theelectronic driver's license and ID bracelet is used to store essentialuser information that is used by a government, the user informationcannot be duplicated or altered within the civilian or private sector,as is the case with contemporary personal identification, therefore theID bracelet would be for government proprietary use. In someembodiments, information stored on an electronic driver's license and IDbracelet is retrievable by a secure scanning device.

As stated above, the problem with conventional person identificationitems is that the contemporary personal identification items arecommonly lost, misplaced, left behind, stolen, or altered. For instance,the very common situation of the loss of conventional personalidentification (driver's license, ID, or passport) or not having suchpersonal identification readily accessible causes a great amount oftrouble and difficulty in carrying out routine daily actions, such asdriving a car, going to an adult-only club, etc. Embodiments of theelectronic driver's license and ID bracelet described in thisspecification solve such problems by providing conventional personalidentification information (driver's license, ID, or passport)accessible when the conventional personal identification has been eitherlost or stolen, but in a secure way that is not able to be duplicated oraltered.

Embodiments of the electronic driver's license and ID bracelet describedin this specification differ from and improve upon currently existingoptions. In particular, some embodiments differ from contemporarypersonal identification on the simple basis that the ID bracelet haspersonal information and is readily retrievable and scalable, which isnot the case with contemporary personal identification when lost orstolen.

In addition, some embodiments of the electronic driver's license and IDbracelet improve upon the currently existing contemporary personalidentification in which common wear and tear and intentional alteringhappen routinely, resulting in a less secure and insufficientidentification. In contrast, the ID bracelet cannot be duplicated oraltered within the civilian or private sector as is the case withcontemporary personal identification, therefore the ID bracelet would befor government proprietary use.

The electronic driver's license and ID bracelet of the presentdisclosure may be comprised of the following elements. This list ofpossible constituent elements is intended to be exemplary only and it isnot intended that this list be used to limit the electronic driver'slicense and ID bracelet of the present application to just theseelements. Persons having ordinary skill in the art relevant to thepresent disclosure may understand there to be equivalent elements thatmay be substituted within the present disclosure without changing theessential function or operation of the electronic driver's license andID bracelet.

1. Wristband

2. Bezel

3. Electronic device (motherboard, Li battery source, processor, memory,LCD or OLED screen, and infrared transmitter and receiver)

4. Waterproof gasket or O-ring

The various elements of the electronic driver's license and ID braceletof the present disclosure may be related in the following exemplaryfashion. It is not intended to limit the scope or nature of therelationships between the various elements and the following examplesare presented as illustrative examples only. In some embodiments, thewristband is attached to the bezel. In some embodiments, the bezelprovides a chassis for the motherboard with processor (the circuit ofwhich includes lithium ion battery source, processor and LCD screen andinfrared transmitter and receiver), which are collectively sealed by thewaterproof gasket or O-ring. In some embodiments, the electronicdriver's license and ID bracelet further includes a universal serial bus(USB) port. In some embodiments, the LCD screen comprises an LCDtouchscreen that is protected by a touchscreen protective glass.

By way of example, FIG. 1 conceptually illustrates a perspective view ofan electronic ID bracelet 100 in some embodiments. As shown in thisfigure, the electronic ID bracelet 100 is worn by a user 110 andincludes an outer bezel 112, a touchscreen protective glass 114, a USBport 116, a home button 118, and a bracelet strap 120 that claspstogether when wrapped around a wrist of the user.

The electronic driver's license and ID bracelet of the presentdisclosure generally works when the wristband is attached to the bezel,in which the bezel provides a chassis for the motherboard (circuitincludes lithium ion battery source, processor and LCD screen andinfrared transmitter and receiver), which are collectively sealed by thewaterproof gasket or O-ring.

To use the electronic driver's license and ID bracelet of the presentdisclosure, the ID bracelet would just need to be placed on the wristwhen contemporary personal identification has been the lost, stolen, oraltered. Therefore the ID bracelet can be used as a primary use only.

To make the electronic driver's license and ID bracelet of the presentdisclosure, one may attach a band to a bezel, in which the bezel chassisthe motherboard (circuit includes Li battery source, processor, memory,LCD screen, and infrared transmitter and receiver). Then seal it offwith the waterproof gasket or O-ring.

Turning to another view, FIG. 2 conceptually illustrates an explodedview of the electronic ID bracelet 100 of some embodiments. The explodedview of the electronic ID bracelet 100 demonstrates how severalcomponents of the electronic ID bracelet 100 are internally assembled.As shown in this figure, the electronic ID bracelet 100 includes theouter bezel 112, the touchscreen protective glass 114, the USB port 116,and the home button 118, as described above, as well as wrist strapholding pins 122 that secure opposing ends of the bracelet strap 120 tothe outer bezel 112, an LCD display module 124, an NFC antenna 126, amotherboard 128, a Bluetooth/WLAN antenna 130 (radio hardware), and apower source, namely, a lithium ion battery 132.

While the exploded view of the electronic ID bracelet 100 describedabove by reference to FIG. 2 demonstrates how several internalcomponents fit together within the electronic ID bracelet 100, FIG. 3conceptually illustrates a schematic view of the electronic ID bracelet100 of some embodiments. Specifically, the schematic view of theelectronic ID bracelet 100 shown in this figure illustrates several ofthe components that are visible from an exterior top-down view,including the outer bezel 112, the touchscreen protective glass 114, andthe home button 118. In addition, the schematic view of the electronicID bracelet 100 shown in this example demonstrates exemplary userinformation 150. The user information 150 is the essential userinformation described above and is stored in a storage module, such as aflash memory module or another persistent storage unit, of theelectronic ID bracelet 100. Specifically, the essential user information150 stored by the electronic ID bracelet 100 includes “PERSONALIDENTIFICATION”, “DRIVER'S LICENSE”, “PASSPORT”, and “GOVERNMENT ISSUEDIDENTIFICATION”, possibly among other information of the user stored onthe electronic ID bracelet 100 (persistently stored, e.g., in the flashmemory module or in another persistent storage unit). In someembodiments, the user information 150 is stored on the flash memorymodule or other persistent storage unit in encrypted form. Specifically,to ensure that the user information 150 cannot be duplicated or copied,some embodiments of the electronic ID bracelet 100 encrypt the userinformation for internal storage by way of an encryption protocolprogram (or code) that implements a highly secure encryption standard.Examples of highly secure encryption standards include, withoutlimitation, SHA256, SHA512, SHA-3, etc.

By way of example, FIG. 4 conceptually illustrates a block diagram of anelectronic ID system device 400. As shown in this figure, the electronicID system device 400 includes a motherboard, such as the motherboard 128described above by reference to FIG. 2, a bus 410, a random accessmemory (RAM) 420, a main control unit (MCU) 430 for runtime processingof the electronic ID bracelet 100, a code execution unit 440 embeddedwithin the MCU 430, a first persistent flash memory 450 that storesencrypted essential user information 150, a second persistent flashmemory 460 that stores encryption protocol code that is executed by codeexecution unit 440 of the MCU 430 to encrypt essential user informationthat is stored in the first persistent flash memory 450 and decryptessential user information that is retrieved from the first persistentflash memory 450 and visually output to the LCD display module 124 ofthe electronic ID bracelet 100, radio (RF) hardware 470 to transmit andreceive wireless radio signals via NFC antenna 126 and theBluetooth/WLAN antenna 130, an input/output (I/O) management unit 480,and a touchscreen interface 490.

As noted above, the information that is stored on an electronic driver'slicense and ID bracelet is retrievable by a secure scanning device ofsome embodiments. In some embodiments, the secure scanning deviceincludes a chassis, a strap clip, a touchscreen, a scan button, a returnbutton, and a power button.

By way of example, FIG. 5 conceptually illustrates a secure scanningdevice 500 in some embodiments that is able to retrieve informationstored on an electronic driver's license and ID bracelet, such as theelectronic ID bracelet 100. As shown in this figure, the secure scanningdevice 500 includes a chassis 534, a strap clip 536, a touchscreen 538,a scan button 540, a return button 542, and a power button 544. In someembodiments, the scan button 540 can be activated to scan information onan electronic driver's license and ID bracelet, such as the electronicID bracelet 100. The scan button 540 shown in this figure, therefore,can be activated by pressing it down by a user when a person'selectronic driver's license and ID bracelet is positioned in a field ofview of a camera (not shown) of the secure scanning device 500.

Now turning to another example, FIG. 6 conceptually illustrates amotherboard 600 of the secure scanning device 500 with some of theinternal electronic components that allow scanning and communication.Specifically, as shown in this figure, the motherboard 600 includes aprinted circuit board (PCB) 646 for the motherboard and a Bluetooth/WLANantenna 648. These components are only exemplary and not intended aslimiting embodiments of the invention described herein. Further detailsof implementations on devices to scan the essential user informationstored on an electronic driver's license and ID bracelet depend onparticular details of the applications or applicable usage intended foreither or both of the electronic driver's license and ID bracelet andthe secure scanning device.

Many of the above-described features and applications are implemented assoftware processes that are specified as a set of instructions recordedon a computer readable storage medium (also referred to as computerreadable medium or machine readable medium). When these instructions areexecuted by one or more processing unit(s) (e.g., one or moreprocessors, cores of processors, or other processing units), they causethe processing unit(s) to perform the actions indicated in theinstructions. Examples of computer readable media include, but are notlimited to, CD-ROMs, flash drives, RAM chips, hard drives, EPROMs, etc.The computer readable media does not include carrier waves andelectronic signals passing wirelessly or over wired connections.

In this specification, the term “software” is meant to include firmwareresiding in read-only memory or applications stored in magnetic storage,which can be read into memory for processing by a processor. Also, insome embodiments, multiple software inventions can be implemented assub-parts of a larger program while remaining distinct softwareinventions. In some embodiments, multiple software inventions can alsobe implemented as separate programs. Finally, any combination ofseparate programs that together implement a software invention describedhere is within the scope of the invention. In some embodiments, thesoftware programs, when installed to operate on one or more electronicsystems, define one or more specific machine implementations thatexecute and perform the operations of the software programs.

FIG. 7 conceptually illustrates an electronic system 700 with which someembodiments of the invention are implemented. The electronic system 700may be a computer, phone, PDA, or any other sort of electronic device.The electronic system 700 can therefore be an underlying hardwarestructure of a secure scanning device, such as the secure scanningdevice 500 described above by reference to FIG. 5. Such an electronicsystem, whether as a secure scanning device 500 or another device usedin conjunction with an electronic driver's license and ID bracelet, suchas the electronic ID bracelet 100, includes various types of computerreadable media and interfaces for various other types of computerreadable media. Electronic system 700 includes a bus 705, processingunit(s) 710, a system memory 715, a read-only 720, a permanent storagedevice 725, input devices 730, output devices 735, and a network 740.

The bus 705 collectively represents all system, peripheral, and chipsetbuses that communicatively connect the numerous internal devices of theelectronic system 700. For instance, the bus 705 communicativelyconnects the processing unit(s) 710 with the read-only 720, the systemmemory 715, and the permanent storage device 725.

From these various memory units, the processing unit(s) 710 retrievesinstructions to execute and data to process in order to execute theprocesses of the invention. The processing unit(s) may be a singleprocessor or a multi-core processor in different embodiments.

The read-only-memory (ROM) 720 stores static data and instructions thatare needed by the processing unit(s) 710 and other modules of theelectronic system. The permanent storage device 725, on the other hand,is a read-and-write memory device. This device is a non-volatile memoryunit that stores instructions and data even when the electronic system700 is off. Some embodiments of the invention use a mass-storage device(such as a magnetic or optical disk and its corresponding disk drive) asthe permanent storage device 725.

Other embodiments use a removable storage device (such as a floppy diskor a flash drive) as the permanent storage device 725. Like thepermanent storage device 725, the system memory 715 is a read-and-writememory device. However, unlike storage device 725, the system memory 715is a volatile read-and-write memory, such as a random access memory. Thesystem memory 715 stores some of the instructions and data that theprocessor needs at runtime. In some embodiments, the invention'sprocesses are stored in the system memory 715, the permanent storagedevice 725, and/or the read-only 720. For example, the various memoryunits include instructions for processing appearance alterations ofdisplayable characters in accordance with some embodiments. From thesevarious memory units, the processing unit(s) 710 retrieves instructionsto execute and data to process in order to execute the processes of someembodiments.

The bus 705 also connects to the input and output devices 730 and 735.The input devices enable the user to communicate information and selectcommands to the electronic system. The input devices 730 includealphanumeric keyboards and pointing devices (also called “cursor controldevices”). The output devices 735 display images generated by theelectronic system 700. The output devices 735 include printers anddisplay devices, such as cathode ray tubes (CRT) or liquid crystaldisplays (LCD). Some embodiments include devices such as a touchscreenthat functions as both input and output devices.

Finally, as shown in FIG. 7, bus 705 also couples electronic system 700to a network 740 through a network adapter (not shown). In this manner,the computer can be a part of a network of computers (such as a localarea network (“LAN”), a wide area network (“WAN”), or an intranet), or anetwork of networks (such as the Internet). Any or all components ofelectronic system 700 may be used in conjunction with the invention.

These functions described above can be implemented in digital electroniccircuitry, in computer software, firmware or hardware. The techniquescan be implemented using one or more computer program products.Programmable processors and computers can be packaged or included inmobile devices. The processes may be performed by one or moreprogrammable processors and by one or more set of programmable logiccircuitry. General and special purpose computing and storage devices canbe interconnected through communication networks.

Some embodiments include electronic components, such as microprocessors,storage and memory that store computer program instructions in amachine-readable or computer-readable medium (alternatively referred toas computer-readable storage media, machine-readable media, ormachine-readable storage media). Some examples of such computer-readablemedia include RAM, ROM, read-only compact discs (CD-ROM), recordablecompact discs (CD-R), rewritable compact discs (CD-RW), read-onlydigital versatile discs (e.g., DVD-ROM, dual-layer DVD-ROM), a varietyof recordable/rewritable DVDs (e.g., DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, etc.),flash memory (e.g., SD cards, mini-SD cards, micro-SD cards, etc.),magnetic and/or solid state hard drives, read-only and recordableBlu-Ray® discs, ultra density optical discs, any other optical ormagnetic media, and floppy disks. The computer-readable media may storea computer program that is executable by at least one processing unitand includes sets of instructions for performing various operations.Examples of computer programs or computer code include machine code,such as is produced by a compiler, and files including higher-level codethat are executed by a computer, an electronic component, or amicroprocessor using an interpreter.

The above-described embodiments of the invention are presented forpurposes of illustration and not of limitation. While these embodimentsof the invention have been described with reference to numerous specificdetails, one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that theinvention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing fromthe spirit of the invention. Thus, one of ordinary skill in the artwould understand that the invention is not to be limited by theforegoing illustrative details, but rather is to be defined by theappended claims.

I claim:
 1. An electronic driver's license and ID bracelet that storesessential user information comprising: a sealant component comprisingone of a waterproof gasket and an O-ring; an electronic devicecomprising a motherboard with a Li battery, a processor, a memory, anLCD screen, and an infrared transmitter/receiver; a persistent storagemodule that stores personal information about a human user comprisingpersonal identification of the human user and a government issuedidentification of the human user; a bezel with a chassis that securesthe electronic device and is sealed off with the sealant component,wherein the LCD screen, the motherboard with Li battery, the processor,the memory, the infrared transmitter/receiver, and the persistentstorage module are embedded within the sealed bezel and chassis; and awristband that attaches to the bezel and wraps around a wrist of thehuman user.
 2. The electronic driver's license and ID bracelet of claim1, wherein the LCD screen comprises an LCD display module and atouchscreen protective glass that is sensitive to touch of the humanuser and protects that LCD screen.
 3. The electronic driver's licenseand ID bracelet of claim 1 further comprising a pair of wrist strapholding pins that secure opposing ends of the wristband to the bezel. 4.The electronic driver's license and ID bracelet of claim 1, wherein thepersistent storage module is a first persistent storage module, whereinthe personal information about the human user is encrypted when storedin the first persistent storage module.
 5. The electronic driver'slicense and ID bracelet of claim 4 further comprising a secondpersistent storage module that stores encryption protocol code that isexecuted to encrypt the personal information about the human when storedin the first persistent storage module and to decrypt the encryptedpersonal information about the human user when retrieved from the firstpersistent storage module and visually output onto the LCD screen forviewing.
 6. The electronic driver's license and ID bracelet of claim 5,wherein the processor comprises a main control unit (MCU) with anembedded code execution unit.
 7. The electronic driver's license and IDbracelet of claim 6, wherein the encryption protocol code is executed bythe embedded code execution unit of the MCU to encrypt and decrypt thepersonal information about the human user.